Tag: prepared goods

Time is still not on my side, and I am trying to have as many simple recipes made and blogged until I catch up. This fridge tart is one of them. It is really a doddle to make and is divine to eat. A recipe I urge you to make when you need to serve … Continue reading Fridge Tart Topped With Pistachios

Reginette alla Norma is a pasta dish made with fried aubergines, tomato and salted ricotta. To me it is all about our trip to Sicily. While there we met primary school friends of mine for a drink. It was an amazing evening and it felt like we had only seen each other yesterday rather than decades … Continue reading Reginette Alla Norma, A Pasta Dish From Sicily

Hailing from Lebanon, a fattoush is a bread salad. Mediterranean vegetables, such as tomatoes, radishes and cucumbers are added to the stale flatbread. Herbs are integral to this salad, as well as sumac to add a slightly sour taste. Head straight on to the Recipe For Fattoush ♥ Dave and I got our passports back from … Continue reading Recipe For Fattoush Salad Using Msemen

I made a huge batch of this baked pasta ragu. One is in our freezer at home for when we get back from overseas. A few others came to work for our lunches. And another went to James and Carli. This was to save them the task of cooking when they brought their baby home. … Continue reading Recipe For Baked Pasta Ragu

I was inspired to make these chocolate caramels as party favours. The effort to reward ratio is excellent. You can make these well in advance and they keep really well. That is, if you can resist the temptation to eat them before you wrap them. Head straight on to the Recipe For Chocolate Caramels ♥ … Continue reading Recipe For Chocolate Caramels Using Nut Butter

I succeeded in creating this chocolate tiffin that closely resembled what we had in Scotland. It does not really qualify for recipe status as it is a matter of putting together ready-made ingredients. But, it is so moreish and a perfect treat. Head straight on to the Recipe For Chocolate Tiffin ♥ Last year May, … Continue reading Recipe For Chocolate Tiffin With Dried Figs

While watching Yotam Ottolenghi on TV I was reminded of the tahini I had in my pantry. I came up with the idea to make a tahini salad dressing and I was very pleased with the result. These flavours worked perfectly in my cous cous salad. To it I added the left over pickled carrots from … Continue reading Recipe For Tahini Salad Dressing

I was given a box of phyllo pastry at an event I went to last year. I usually make my own and left this in the freezer until I had a recipe in mind. When I got zucchini blossoms I knew the perfect snack to make using them. These mini zucchini quiches were the result. … Continue reading Recipe For Mini Zucchini Quiches

When a friend called my mushroom powder an umami bomb I came up with an idea to use it when making pasta. This umami pasta will add an extra layer of flavour to the dish you are making. Head straight on to the Recipe For Umami Pasta ♥ I really have zero patience when it … Continue reading Recipe For Umami Pasta Using Mushroom Powder

I wanted to come up with a new flavour of hummus and made a batch of roasted betroot hummus. It was only when I uploaded the photograph that I realized I had already posted a recipe for this. So I went back to the drawing board and made pickled red pepper hummus. I was really … Continue reading Recipe For Pickled Red Pepper Hummus